Improvement in paper fruit-boxes



UNEEEE STATES EEICE.

PATENT IMPROVEMENT lN PAPER FRUIT-BOXES.

-Specitioation forming part of LettersPatent No. 187,548, dated February 20, 1877; application led l March 27, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WM. W. NEIGHBOUE, of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented an Improvement in a Fruit-Box, (for which Letters Patent were granted to me February 8, 1876,) of which the following is a specification The nature of myinvention-consists in making boxes for holding fruit of water-proof pasteboard or paper, inthe following manner, viz: The body ofthe box is to be made of one piece of Water-proof pasteboard or paper, bent in the form or shape required, the ends being fastened by lapping and stitching, taeking, or gluing them together. About one-half inch from the bottom of the box a cut or slit, a, is to be made in at least two of the opposite sides, so as to form rests b b1 for the bottom, and a spring, c, as shown in Figure l of the accompanying drawing.

The bottom o i' the box is of a single piece ofthe samematerial, with notches cut in the edges, as shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanydrawing. When placed in the box the edges a1 a2 are turned down, and slip into the cuts serted uponlthe saine principle described for fitting the bottom of the box.

This gives a light, cheap, and easily-oonstruoted box, which can be sent from the faetory folded, and is readily adjustedA when required for use.

I claim as my invention- A fruit-box having in at least twoof its op'- posite sides a slit or cut, a, forming rests b b1, and a spring, o, adapted to receive aud rmly hold the bottom, Which is provided With projeotionsa al to enter said slits, and projectionsb b1 to turn down, thus giving additional strength, substantially as described.

WILLIAM W. NEIGHBCUR. Witn esses WILLIAM H. SUMMEEs, GEORGE W. BELL. 

